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Digitaria divaricatissima

(R.Br.) Hughes (1923)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Digitaria

white root grass

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 314 (1923)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1530 (H? [two spms., last in 1953 from Parker Ranch], DESCR); Herbst et al. 2004:9 (NEWNAT/L, H); Faccenda 2023c:109 (KEY); Kimura s.n. BISH 706198 (H†, 1953)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Digitaria divaricatissima Western Lanai, makai of old guard road of old plantation land due W of the city. Dry, sunny area along roads and in undisturbed vegetation. In Bothriochloa perusa where it was uncommon and scattered plants were seen across the landscape. Plants were also seen along road in Urochloa maxima dominated areas. Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 3163 Lanai BISH 2023-06-21
2 Digitaria divaricatissima Parker Ranch, South Kohala, Keamoku Dry pasture Preserved_Specimen Very rare Hosaka, E.Y. 3611 Hawaii BISH 1950-09-23
3 Digitaria divaricatissima USA, Hawaiian Islands, Lana'I, Ka'a vicinity of Kapukaloa Occasional in dry, disturbed areas. Vegetation: Degraded Dodonaea Lowland Dry Shrubland Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 101811 Lanai BISH 2018-10-11
4 Digitaria divaricatissima South Kohala, Keamoku In dry pasture Preserved_Specimen rare, local patch, eaten by stock Hosaka, E.Y. 3693 Hawaii BISH 1953-06-09
5 Digitaria divaricatissima NE Lanai, Halulu Gulch Rare grass on dry, rocky slopes, growing with Chamaecrista, Waltheria, Sida fallax, Lantana, other introduced grasses. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 200239 Lanai BISH 2002-07-22
6 Digitaria divaricatissima South Kohala, Keamoku, Parker Ranch Very rare in dry pasture. Preserved_Specimen Kimura, Y. Hawaii BISH 1953-04-01
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